Fast breaks break FLC lacrosse

The Fort Lewis College womens lacrosse team hung within a few goals of Regis on Saturday at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City before a five-goal run across just a couple of minutes made it ugly.

FLC (1-1, 1-1 WILA) lost 15-7 to a Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association opponent after trailing just 9-7 with 12 minutes remaining.

The Rangers fast-break attack was the culprit.

They were really good at quick, short passes and catching and throwing, FLC head coach Kelsey MacDonald said.

FLC freshman goalkeeper and Durango High School alumna Alyssa Spencer made 11 saves. She made 13 saves in her collegiate debut, a 14-13 victory against Colorado Mesa on Friday in Grand Junction.

The goals they scored on her were like one v. none, MacDonald said.

As a team, for the most part, we played hard, and we hustled all over the field. Our fundamentals are what killed us (Saturday).

Wed win the ball and play really good defense and make a stop, and then it would just die on turnovers or silly shots, she said. We werent as smart as we need to be on attack.